June 28, 2024 New case of wild polio in Pakistan. Sixth this year

June 28, 2024

Health authorities Pakistan reported a sixth case polio In 2024, the country’s last case of polio occurred in the Qilla Abdullah district of Balochistan. This is the fifth case in the district this year. This is the second polio case in Qilla Abdullah to date.

The National Institutes of Health’s Polio Regional Reference Laboratory said it had been detected wild poliovirus type 1 (DPV1) in stool samples collected from a 1.5-year-old child at Gulistan Union Council 2, Killa Abdullah.

On June 3, the injured child developed symptoms of leg paralysis. Genetic sequencing of the virus isolated from the samples showed that it is genetically related to the YB3A genetic cluster of WPV1, which was found in all positive cases and in environmental samples this year.

The government is working to strengthen systematic vaccination rates and health systems in the province.

Poliovirus has been detected in environmental samples in more than 40 districts this year. Balochistan is the largest province by area, accounting for about 44% of Pakistan’s land area, although it is the least populated.

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More information about polio in Pakistan

• Status report:
  • 2024. June 3 4th case; April 1, positive environmental samples (New Badinsky district); March 16. A case of poliovirus type 1 in Dera Bugti, Balochistan.
  • 2023 year. October 23 New case of wild polio in Karachi; October 15 Wild polio found in Peshawar waters; October 5 3 cases this year in the country; May 2023 Presence of virus in wastewater Peshawar and Hangu; March Bannu The seven endemic districts include North Waziristan, Upper and Lower South Waziristan, Di Khan, Bannu, Tank and Lakki Marwat.
  • 2022 year. Pakistan reported 20 WPV1 cases in southern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province (17 of them in North Waziristan, two children in Lakki Marwat and one child in South Waziristan); July North Waziristan, June Mir Ali, North Waziristan, Mai Mir Ali, Mai Miranshah, April case of wild poliovirus type 1 (WPV1) in North Waziristan.
  • 2020Khyber Pakhtukhwa province reports 22 cases
  • 2019. December 2019, August 2019, May 2019
• May 2014 WHO declared a “public health emergency of international concern” due to international spread of wild poliovirus observed in several countries during 2014. Residents and regular visitors (>4 weeks) should receive a dose of VPO or VPI 4 weeks to 12 months before any international travel. If travel is urgent, at least one dose should be ensured at the time of departure.
• Wild poliovirus is circulating in the country (93 cases in 2013).

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